The problem with defining a minimal set of keywords is that you can't do certain thinks. Take Crystal's one-liner if:
if
do_something if some_condition
That can't be done if if is just a function. And the do everywhere isn't super idiomatic either. I like Crystal being on the side of the developer :-)
do
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The problem with defining a minimal set of keywords is that you can't do certain thinks. Take Crystal's one-liner
if:That can't be done if
ifis just a function. And thedoeverywhere isn't super idiomatic either. I like Crystal being on the side of the developer :-)